2024-09-19T00:00:40-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150440000/iv-n-argote-s-viral-new-high-line-plinth-commission-speaks-to-our-impermanence-as-a-species Josh Niland 2024-08-02T18:34:00-04:00 >2024-08-05T15:13:23-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fb/fb7e8d4861f7632ff0c9e8b868941163.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>New York's <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2191/high-line" target="_blank">High Line</a> just debuted what promises to be a viral new public art installation from Iv&aacute;n Argote. From October on, the fourth <a href="https://www.thehighline.org/art/projects/ivan-argote/" target="_blank">High Line Plinth commission</a> winner will present <em>Dinosaur</em>, a 16-foot hyperrealist pigeon sculpture made from cast aluminum. Argote says his work is a metacommentary on the impermanence of the human species.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b8/b80174ba55fe6f24c03d76756fd03ce6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b8/b80174ba55fe6f24c03d76756fd03ce6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Iv&aacute;n Argote, Dinosaur, Rendering courtesy of the artist</figcaption></figure><p>The bird itself was manufactured in Mexico and must make a pit stop in New Jersey on its migration journey before being installed on its five-foot plinth overlooking Tenth Avenue, a perch from which it will peer into the city until September of 2026. Pigeons, of course, are synonymous with New York City. One criticism might be that a dove would be more appropriate for a high-profile commission in the global media capital, given the many current conflicts ongoing across the world.<br></p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-Fqj4cxHWk/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> View this post on Instagram </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-Fqj4cxHWk/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by The High Line (@highlinenyc)</a><br>